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Isaiah 11:8

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And the sucking child shall play on the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the cockatrice’ den.

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  1. Isaiah 11:6

    The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them.

  2. Isaiah 11:7

    And the cow and the bear shall feed; their young ones shall lie down together: and the lion shall eat straw like the ox.

  3. Isaiah 11:9

    They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain: for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea.

  4. Isaiah 11:10

    And in that day there shall be a root of Jesse, which shall stand for an ensign of the people; to it shall the Gentiles seek: and his rest shall be glorious.

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